Friday, March 30, 2012

Former Black Panther Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) made quite a fuss when he donned a "hoodie"
during a speech in the U.S. House of Representatives until he was
escorted out. At the time, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) "applauded his courage"
for doing so. Meanwhile, back home in Rush's district, two men wearing
hooded sweatshirts, or "hoodies," were the shooters in an incident
that left one dead and five injured.

In fact, during a span of six-hours Thursday night, 13 people were
shot, leaving two dead in Chicago. It would seem it takes more courage
to simply walk down the street in Rush's district than it does to wear a
hooded sweatshirt in the House of Representatives by way of a stunt in
a bizarre tribute to a young man shot and killed in Florida during a
shooting incident still under investigation.

At least two people were killed and 11 others wounded in violence
across Chicago overnight, most of the victims from just two shootings on
the West and South sides, according to police.

Suspects were
being questioned in one of the shootings, the killing of a man near his
home on the Far South Side, officials said.

The worst shooting
occurred around 6 p.m. Thursday when two men in hooded sweatshirts
opened fire inside a convenience store in the 1400 block of West 79th
Street in the Gresham neighborhood, police said.
One man was killed and five others were wounded. The victims ranged in age from 16 to 24.

The gunmen fled in an SUV and police continued searching for them this morning.

About
four hours later, four people were standing in a parking lot in the
4100 block of West Roosevelt Road when a black car drove up and gunfire
rang out.

A 29-year-old man was shot in the arm, a second man
the same age was shot in the leg, a 27-year-old man was shot in the leg
and a 36-year-old man was shot in the thigh, police said. They were all
taken by a friend to Mount Sinai Hospital, police said.

The gunman's car fled west on Roosevelt Road and north on Keeler Avenue, police said.

Other shootings:

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A 31-year-old man was shot and killed across the street from his home
on 113th Place between State Street and South Michigan Avenue, police
said. David Gulley, 31, was pronounced dead at Roseland Community Hospital about 5:10 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office said.

Calumet
District officers saw the shooting and brought several people in for
questioning, police said. Up to three guns were recovered, police said.
The people were still being questioned as of 5 a.m. today, police said.

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A 24-year-old man was shot in the buttocks in the 11800 block of South
Ashland Avenue about 5 p.m. on the Far South Side, police said. He was
walking down the street when two people approached on foot and opened
fire, police said.

He was stable Advocate Christ Medical Center, police said. No one was in custody this morning.

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About 10:15 p.m., a man in his 30s was shot in the leg in the 13100
block of South Ellis Avenue. He was taken to Metro South Medical Center
in Blue Island, police said.